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Date: 7/19/2023
WARE — New Ware Public Schools Superintendent Michael Lovato is settling into his role. His first day was on July 1.
Lovato said, “It’s amazing. This is personally something that I’ve been seeking as an individual and I’m excited to be a part of the Ware community.”
He went on to say, “I will focus on providing a well-calibrated educational experience for students every day, so they can graduate with the confidence that they too have the equitable opportunity to accomplish any post-secondary goal that they strive to achieve.”
On Jan. 11, 12 and 13, Lovato, William E. Collins and Robert J. Gerardi Jr. were interviewed by the Ware School Committee. At the Jan. 18 School Committee meeting, the members made their decision.
Chair Christopher Desjardins said, “The committee is excited to begin working with Mr. Lovato. During our search process for a new superintendent, he quickly showed us he was not only very capable of doing the job well, but most importantly was the right fit for our district.”
Lovato grew up in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He told Reminder Publishing if he was asked in high school what he was going to do, education would have never been one of those topics. He was in the New Mexico Army National Guard and worked with the correctional facility. Lovato was recruited to teach through athletics and for over 20 years he’s been in the education field. Without athletics, Lovato said he wouldn’t have found his passion for teaching and education. He served as the director of special education in the Lowell Public Schools, superintendent in Questa Independent Schools in Questa, New Mexico, associate superintendent in Las Vegas City Schools in Las Vegas, New Mexico, a turnaround principal for the Santa Fe Public Schools in Santa Fe, New Mexico, director of special education for the state of New Mexico for just over a year and assistant superintendent of Teaching and Learning in the Chelsea Public Schools.
Lovato also holds an administrator certification from University of New Mexico, a master of arts in special education from New Mexico Highlands University, certification as an educational diagnostician from Texas Tech University, a bachelor of arts in criminology from the University of New Mexico, and an associate in arts in applied science from Dona Ana Community College.
“As a kid, I couldn’t stand waking up in the morning having to feed the cattle and do all of the things that were required on the ranch,” Lovato explained. “Now that I’ve gotten older, I’d do anything to get that back and Ware the community itself reminded me of that. The country is beautiful and that’s what made my wife and I consider applying in Ware and pursuing this opportunity.”
Lovato has already met with the principals and is working with them on what their plans are, helping them break down their data and what their goals are for starting the new school year. He has some meetings set up with stakeholders within the school community to include our union and different teachers and community members.
“A big part of it is listening and learning, but at the same time making sure we understand what was expected of each other. Making sure that we are accountable for the plans we are implementing,” Lovato said. “At the end of the day, the reward for me is seeing kids be successful; witnessing students achieve the impossible; seeing them make progress and achieve; seeing and witnessing students’ resilience to overcome challenges.”